FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON THE INVASIVE LAGOMORPH Lepus europaeus (Leporidae) BY Boa constrictor (Boidae) IN A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN CERRADO PROTECTED AREA

João Paulo dos Santos Vieira-Alencar; Luciana de Oliveira Furtado; Giovana Felicio; Daniela Pinto-Coelho; Ana Paula Carmignotto

doi:10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.2.318

FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON THE INVASIVE LAGOMORPH Lepus europaeus (Leporidae) BY Boa constrictor (Boidae) IN A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN CERRADO PROTECTED AREA

Authors

João Paulo dos Santos Vieira-Alencar Universidade de São Paulo
Luciana de Oliveira Furtado Universidade de São Paulo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-4591
Giovana Felicio Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Daniela Pinto-Coelho Universidade de São Paulo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-5066
Ana Paula Carmignotto Universidade Federal de São Carlos http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2348-4397

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.2.318

Keywords:

alien species, diet, Lepus europaeus, mass ratio, natural history

Abstract

Natural history observations are essential to uncover unknown aspects of snake diets. Herein we describe a chance predation event upon the invasive Lepus europaeus by the snake Boa constrictor. Understanding interactions between native and alien species might shed light on the ecological impacts of invasive species, especially in protected areas.

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2022-04-14 — Updated on 2022-04-19

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How to Cite

Vieira-Alencar, J. P. dos S., Furtado, L. de O., Felicio, G., Pinto-Coelho, D., & Carmignotto, A. P. (2022). FIRST PREDATION RECORD ON THE INVASIVE LAGOMORPH Lepus europaeus (Leporidae) BY Boa constrictor (Boidae) IN A SOUTHERN BRAZILIAN CERRADO PROTECTED AREA. Revista Latinoamericana De Herpetología, 5(2), 03–10. https://doi.org/10.22201/fc.25942158e.2022.2.318 (Original work published April 14, 2022)